Countdown to Goodbye: Post 13

As per the course with me this is late. It should have been done last week but life got in the way. Like I said before I have to say goodbye to One Tree Hill slowly. So in no particular order I'm going to highlight some of my favorite characters. Against my will it's time to bid them adieu.

Character: Jake Jagielski
Portrayed by: Bryan Greenberg
First seen in: Pilot
Last seen:  Over the Hills and Far Away
Character Status: Moved Away

It must first be said that I am firmly in the Leyton (Lucas and Peyton) camp. They were just meant to be. Plain and simple. No one can convince me of anything else. Ever. Not that we've settled that let's talk about the awesomeness that was Mr. Jagielski.

He was a basketball player, Singer/Songwriter, and father. Your basic small town Super man. Plus he was really the only one besides Lucas who could pull Peyton back from the brink of darkness. Points for  that. Bryan played this character with such charm and warmth that it was hard not to melt into a puddle of goo when you saw him with Jenny. Then evil bitch Nikki showed up and you hated her for hurting him and Jenny. You rooted for him even though I'm pretty sure running off with Jenny at least the first time was illegal. You watched him leave happy and sad at the same time. You didn't want him to leave but you took immense pleasure in Nikki losing. I've seen Bryan in a bunch of stuff since he left Tree Hill but this is my favorite thing he's done. I've been saying bring back Jake and Jenny for years and I'm thoroughly pissed that Mark Schwan didn't get the message. Cest' La Vie I guess.

Fave scene(s):

The gooodbye scene in 3x21. When he tells Peyton that she should go back to Lucas. That if they were meant to be together than they would be. That'd he'd always be there. Talk about gracefully bowing out. I can't find a video of it now but when I do I'll put it up. Goodbye to one one of the greatest guys ever. Dim the lights and say...

Goodnight Jake Jagielski